The Fugees score their first Number 1-hit with Killing Me Softly with His Song. The song is cover version of the original by Roberta Flack. The Fugees are the first ever mixed rapper formation to peak at Number 1. The group dethrones Gina G, who crowned the list for one week with Ooh Aah...Just a Little Bit.
Guus Meeuwis and Vagant score their third Top 10-entry with Zo Ver Weg. The Dutch hitmakers have already entered the Top 10 twice with big hits: Het Is Een Nacht, which is currently the best-scoring single of all time, and Per Spoor (Kedeng Kedeng), which is currently the best-scoring single of 1996. Their newest entry peaks at Number 8 this week.
Guus Meeuwis and Vagant also celebrate a 2 x Platinum-certification for their massive hit Per Spoor (Kedeng Kedeng). The single spent five weeks at Number 1. Their best-scoring and highest-certified single to date remains Het Is Een Nacht.
Total Touch score their first Top 10-entry with Touch Me There. The Dutch group, consisting of siblings Trijntje Oosterhuis and Tjeerd Oosterhuis, is currently becoming a national sensation with this hit. The single peaks at Number 10 on this week.
Gary Barlow scores the highest debut of the week. The British singer already has an extensive legacy on this list as a member of the hit-boy group Take That. With Take That, Gary Barlow scored two Number 1s, Back For Good and How Deep Is Your Love, of which the first was the best-scoring single of 1995. They scored two additional Top 10-entries as well. Gary Barlow now tries for himself, making him the first member of Take That to release a solo-single. His debut Forever Love opens at Number 19.
Katja Schuurman also starts her solo career this week. Katja Schuurman was one-third of girl group Linda, Roos & Jessica, in which she fulfilled the role of Jessica. The girls scored two big hits on the list, with the biggest being their 2 x Platinum-Number 1 Ademnood. Her first solo debut Maar Nu Heb IK Er Een opens at Number 27.
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Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)
Los Del Rio ft. featuring Bayside Boys
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Peak15Weeks3 - Number 19 Debut
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California Love
2Pac ft. featuring Dr. Dre & Roger Troutman
From the album: All Eyez on Me, Greatest Hits
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